3.0.0 5762 2023-01-11T13:33:24Z 2023-01-11T13:33:24Z House HR 2016-07-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BONAMICI:H.R. 5762.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H4926]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2016-07-14T21:07:15Z Referred to 2016-07-13T14:01:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-13T14:01:45Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-13T14:01:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-13T14:01:35Z Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2015 114 1175 S 2015-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2016-07-14 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2016-07-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-07-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-07-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-07-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2016-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 N Transportation and Public Works Accidents Congressional oversight Emergency planning and evacuation Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Income tax credits Oil and gas Pollution liability Railroads Sales and excise taxes Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2016-07-13 Introduced in House 2017-02-13T14:58:04Z Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish, within the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, a separate Hazardous Liquids Rail Spill Liability Account to support actions related to preventing and responding to discharges of oil or hazardous substances that result from rail shipments; (2) impose a fee on hazardous flammable liquids transported by rail; and (3) establish a tax credit for qualified tank-car conversion expenses.

In addition, the bill:

  • expands liability with respect to discharges of hazardous substances,
  • expands Department of Transportation (DOT) training with respect to accidents arising from rail transportation of flammable liquids or gases,
  • establishes a High Hazard Rail Shipments Preparedness grant program, and
  • establishes a Track Relocation and Railroad Inspection Safety grant program.

The Federal Railroad Administration must implement specified recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board.

DOT, the Department of Commerce, and the Energy Information Administration shall collect specified data related to high hazard rail transportation.

]]> Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016 Display Title Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To improve the safety of hazardous materials rail transportation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5762ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5762ih.xml 2016-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.